title: The most versatile and useful appendage on earth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, AZ St. Jan, Brugge, Belgium.
authors.forename: Marc A A M
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Schepens
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: Aneurysm; Aorta; Aortic arch; Cerebral protection; Elephant trunk